Shaping Medieval Markets: The Organisation of Commodity Markets in Holland, c. 1200 – c. 1450
The late Middle Ages witnessed the transformation of the county of Holland from a peripheral agrarian region to a highly commercialised and urbanised one. This book examines how the organisation of commodity markets contributed to this remarkable development
Guilds in late medieval Flanders: myths and realities of guild life in an export-oriented environment
The opinion of historians on the social and economic role played by guilds in late medieval and early modern cities has changed considerably throughout the last century.
‘…Men famous in combat and battle…’: Common soldiers and the siege of Bruges, 1127
The conflict at Bruges illustrates the role of common soldiers and non-combatants in warfare – that they participated in large numbers, and were essential to the conduct of siege operations.
The Ghent Altarpiece in 100 Billion Pixels
It is now possible to zoom into the intricate, breathtaking details of one of the most important works of art from the medieval world, thanks to a newly completed website focused on the Ghent Altarpiece.
“The World on the End of a Reed”: Marguerite Porete and the annihilation of an identity in medieval and modern representations – a reassessment
Central to the aims of this thesis is the question “how did Porete „fit‟ the religious landscape of her period?” A seeming obstacle to this pursuit are claims from within the scholarship that Porete did not „fit‟ at all, but was, rather, as an aberration amidst other female mystics of the period.
“Neither Mine Nor Thine”: Communist Experiments in Hussite Bohemia
Because of such circumstances the intoxicating influence of idealism and utopia continued to be pressed forward. One pervasive ideal was communism.
State power and illicit sexuality: the persecution of sodomy in late medieval Bruges
The study of marginal groups in the late medieval Low Countries is much neglected. The issues of when, where and how homosexuals came to be marginalized, to be regarded as a danger to social order, have not been specifically investigated in this part of Europe.
The politics of factional conflict in late medieval Flanders
In his influential study on political factions in medieval Europe, Jacques Heers demonstrated the importance of factionalism in the political life of the middle ages, at the level of cities and regions as well as at the ‘national’ level.
‘Low’ culture, laymen, and what we can learn from history
Historical evidence shows strong interaction between philosophy and the emancipation of the common man or the rise of popular culture in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and Early Modernity
The evolutionary dynamics of the credit relationship between Henry III and Flemish merchants, 1247-1270
Within England, the royal household was by far the biggest single customer for cloth,
wax and other high-status goods.
The Countess Margaret of Henneberg and her 365 children
According to an obscure medieval legend, the Countess Margaret of Henneberg, a notable Dutch noblewoman, gave birth to 365 children in the year 1276.
The Flemish Evidence for the Gender of Weavers and the Boat Shuttle
Professor Berman’s paper details a story about changes in weaving found in the Gesta abbatum Trudonsium…
Mystics, Demoniacs, and the Physiology of Spirit Possession in Medieval Europe
Casting aside even the simple clothes she now wore, Ida wrapped herself in a dirty rag and draped a mat over her shoulders for warmth. Aggressively seeking out the most crowded plazas and market places, she preened and ‘strutted about if mad or a fool, offering a monstrous spectacle of herself to the people.’
Cod skulls reveal fishing patterns in the Middle Ages
Scholars from the University of Cambridge have concluded that sea fishing in northwest Europe was more locally-based than previously believed. By using skulls…
Evidence for medieval salt-making by burning Eel-grass (Zostera marina L.) in the Netherlands
Evidence for medieval salt-making by burning Eel-grass (Zostera marina L.) in the Netherlands By B. van Geel and G.J. Borger Netherlands Journal of…
Cistercian Nuns in Medieval England: the Gendering of Geographic Marginalization
Cistercian Nuns in Medieval England: the Gendering of Geographic Marginalization Freeman, Elizabeth Medieval Feminist Forum, 43, no. 2 (2007) Abstract Medieval monasticism was…
A Quest for Reynard the Fox
The Dutch story of Reynaert de vos/Reynard the Fox is regarded as one of the best medieval works in the vernacular language.
The Perception and Interpretation of Hanseatic Material Culture in the North Atlantic: Problems and Suggestions
The Perception and Interpretation of Hanseatic Material Culture in the North Atlantic: Problems and Suggestions By Natascha Mehler Journal of the North Atlantic,…
Music Associated with Santiago and the Pilgrimage
Music Associated with Santiago and the Pilgrimage Pederson,E.O. Perspectives on the Camino: A collection of essays on the Camino (2007) Abstract The Medieval…
Law, Marriage, and Society in the Later Middle Ages: A Look at the English and Franco-Belgian Regions
Law, Marriage, and Society in the Later Middle Ages: A Look at the English and Franco-Belgian Regions By Charles Donahue, Jr. Proceedings of…
Reflections on praxis and facture in a devotional portrait diptych: A computer analysis of the mirror in Hans Memling’s Virgin and Child and Maarten van Nieuwenhove
Reflections on praxis and facture in a devotional portrait diptych: A computer analysis of the mirror in Hans Memling’s Virgin and Child and…
Medieval castles in the Dutch central river Area: Towers of power?
Castles were amongst the most dominating features of the European medieval landscape, especially in those parts which are relatively flat such as the Netherlands, where they were visible from many miles away.
Strangers at home? Towards a re-assessment of domestic servanthood in fifteenth-century Ghent
Strangers at home? Towards a re-assessment of domestic servanthood in fifteenth-century Ghent By Julie De Groot Paper given at the N.W. Posthumus Conference…
Gallows in Late Medieval Frisia
Gallows in Late Medieval Frisia By Johannes A. Mol Advances in Old Frisian Philology, edited by Rolf H. Bremmer Jr., Stephen Laker and…
Working women and guildsmen in an era of economic change: Discourses on labour and gender identity (Flanders, 13th and 14th century)
Working women and guildsmen in an era of economic change: Discourses on labour and gender identity (Flanders, 13th and 14th century) By Peter…